421 Historic Events for January 31
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| 1990 |
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1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
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| 1990 |
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Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
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| 1991 |
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Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude
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| 1991 |
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Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double
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| 1992 |
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Mel Hein, NFLer (NY Giants), dies at 82
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| 1992 |
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Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires
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| 1992 |
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MTA raised tolls on most NYC bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
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| 1992 |
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Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at 63
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| 1993 |
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Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
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| 1993 |
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"St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances
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| 1993 |
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81st Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (62 61 26 75)
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| 1994 |
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Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36
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| 1994 |
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Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down
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| 1994 |
Death |
Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81
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| 1995 |
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James Johnson, English MP (Labour, 1950..83), dies at 86
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| 1995 |
Death |
George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105
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| 1996 |
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Gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65
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| 1997 |
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Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84
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| 1998 |
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72nd Australian Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (63 63)
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| 1998 |
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STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
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| 1999 |
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NFL Pro Bowl
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